MEAT Sector Analyse

Training needs for farmers
Meat Sector Study
First farmers must get identified who have the potential to produce livestock in a
commercially viable way by the end of 2012. Based on today’s knowledge the following
courses should be offered to farmers by the public extension service and private experts in
the following fields:
• Livestock management (animal welfare – also during transport, breeding, nutrition,
GAP, veterinary issues, animal identification, hygiene concerning production and onfarm-slaughtering,
basic food processing);
• Manure storage and management;
• Occupational health and safety;
• Making use of market information systems;
• Intensified cooperation among the farmers, for example by setting up producer groups.
Training needs for slaughterhouse’s staff
Courses should be offered to employees of slaughterhouses by the public extension service
and private experts including ones from ADAMA (Albanian Dairy and Meat Association) in
the following fields:
• Management (writing business plans, financing, accounting, human resources
development ...);
• In-company training for workers, industrial abattoir workers and deboners / trimmers
regarding new technology, food safety ...;
• National and EU standards from animal welfare, occupational health and safety, food
safety systems to environmental issues (like rendering plants).
Training needs for meat processor’s staff
Courses should be offered to employees of meat processing companies by the public
extension service, ADAMA and private experts in the following fields:
• Management (writing business plans, financing, accounting, human resources
development, language skills, opening export markets ...);
• In-company training for workers (new technology, food safety ...);
• National and EU standards from animal welfare, occupational health and safety, food
safety systems to environmental issues (like rendering plants).
Training needs for the public administration
The civil servants should be brought in the position to understand how commercial
companies are functioning; just by understanding the farmers and processors the staff of
NFA, MAFCP and other subordinated institutions will be in the position to advice and support
them – also in respect to their upcoming IPARD applications:
• Workshops on EU guidelines from farm to fork including directives for meat plants and
their application in the meat industry;
• IPARD applications (design and evaluation of investment projects, application forms ...);
• Training in the practices of general food safety and HACCP application plus traceability
in the food chain;
• Laboratory requirements and techniques in the meat industry;
• General business training to include such topics as overall cost control and analysis,
cost price calculations, selling price setting and negotiation techniques, the importance
of the market chain etc.;
• English language courses;
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